Ooook..... So here's the fourth one!
Disclaimer: I don't own naruto
RECAP:
Students had just returned from their holiday and so the first year of senior school started. There were many changes in sakura and there had been a bond forming between her and the night students, especially gaara...
Chapter 4
The rest if the week was oddly quiet for sasuke. He found peace in his first period without the pink head blabber. It was silent yes, but sasuke couldn't help but get curious at her sudden change in attitude. Nor does he want to openly ask her. Doing so would give her hope and his Uchiha pride wouldn't allow him to that as well.
He noticed changes in the pink head, both in habit and appearance. Naruto's report of his crush behavior and interview with her dorm mates only strengthen their fact.
Who knew the dobe could be of some use?
He found out from Naruto's ramen-smelling mouth that Sakura had always left school early but wouldn't be back in her dorm till evening or dinner before going out again and this time she went out all night and only return in the morning.
This had been going on for the entire a week and her friends couldn't help but worry.
Evidence of staying out late had been clearly seen. Black lines outlined under her emerald eyes. Her movements have been sloppier and it was obvious she was tired since her shoulders were slumped and she greeted with half lidded eyes. The second she slumped on her chair, she adjusted her bag before resting her arms on the table and burying her head in it immediately falling asleep.
Her steady rise and fall of her chest proves she was asleep. Her bangs fell on her face sasuke had to resist the urge to brush them away.
He made no movements though as he tried to pay attention to the subject which happens to be history.
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"You will have a project in pairs of two!" the teacher declared and almost immediately the girls were already surrounded around Sasuke's table asking him to be his project partner. It was like they have practiced the drill that the second the teacher announced anything to do with pairing up they wold leap from their seats and jump onto sasuke's.
"Sit down!" said the teacher but they paid no heed to her as their pleas drown the teacher's voice.
"SIT DOWN!!!!" the teacher shouted in rage as the girls dragged themselves away from sasuke and sat back at their seat.
The teacher cleared her throat, "I already assigned who should be sasuke-san's project partner." She declared and every girl in the room except for the pink head crossed their fingers.
"Haruno Sakura." She said and the girls immediately burst in complain and protests.
Sakura woke up from her slumber due to the sudden outburst and found that every girl in the room is glaring at her menacingly.
She blinked, "What's going on?" she asked clueless rubbing the sleepiness of her eyes.
"You're Teme's project partner." Naruto told her and she blinked again.
"Oro?" she asked cutely, "Really?" she asked and naruto nodded.
She turned to sasuke for signs to show it was the truth and his curt nod proves it is.
"I see…" she said sending Ino an apologetic look.
Ino glared at her for a while but then realize it was pure coincidence so she flashed the rosette a smile which says,
'I understand'
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They made arrangements to do the project in Sasuke's place after school where they would meet up in the park near the school.
The raven haired boy walked casually in the park covered by evergreen grass. The pink haired girl was already there sitting on the bench with her feet dangling. The surprising thing was Gaara was there behind her leaning on the bench with his back to her.
Sakura was saying something to Gaara which caused the boy to smirk with closed eyes.
The grass beneath sasuke's feet ruffled and the two looked up to him.
"You're late sasuke." The girl said still smiling.
The boy on the other hand glared at sasuke who returned it. He stood up right, no longer leaning on the bench, "Sai's waiting at 8." He mumbled before silently leaving the way sasuke came.
Sakura nodded in Gaara's statement before leaping to her feet.
"Let's go sasuke!" she said walking towards him before the raven boy leads her to his blue Volvo when they drove to Sasuke's mansion.
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An awkward silence settled as they drove through the campus grounds and made their way near the day class's dorms.
Strangely it was Sasuke who broke the silence with a question that has been bothering him for quiet some time.
"You and Gaara?" he asked out of no where. Emerald eyes reverted her attention from the busy streets of the campus to look at the raven boy whose onyx eyes were fixed on the road.
"No." she said giggling at the accusation. Sasuke waited patiently for her to explain herself. It took some time for it seems she was making up her mind whether to tell or not.
"He's my brother." She said quietly but loud enough for Sasuke's ear to pick up.
It was almost impossible to hide his surprise and for a second he nearly crashed a car.
"Since when?" he asked unable to hide the shock in his voice.
"Since birth silly." Sakura replied laughing at his question.
Sasuke got back his emotionless mask and glared at her not repeating his question.
"I found out after the accident, before the holidays." She explained and left sasuke to let the information sink inside.
That explains why he saw Gaara alone in the hospital that day. He was there to see /tell sakura about their blood relation.
"I was an orphan ever since I remember. I came to school by a scholarship."
This was new; sasuke never knew she was an orphan or talented at anything. He always thought that she came because her parents were rich though not so rich like him.
"Gaara doesn't know as well. It was only after my DNA examination that we both found out. I am Gaara's full sister; Temari and Kankuro are my Half-siblings."
"I went to England with Gaara during the holidays to meet with the rest of the family. I became close to Gaara naturally seeing that he is my brother." Sakura explained and for the rest of the way they were silent letting sasuke sink all the information in.
He never thought that the cold sand man (he doesn't know why sai called him that) would be related with the annoying pinky.
But when he thought about it again he did find a resemblance….Both of them had rare emerald eyes, and their hair is a different shade of red.
Also, he now knew the reason naruto was so surprise when she narrated her story was because he knew she had no family to go to.
The change in personality may be because of him as well.
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The car stopped in front of a mini mansion. It was a simple style yet it seems luxurious and elegant decorated with white marble.
Sasuke parked his car in his garage before wordlessly taking of his seat belt and walked out. He went to the door where he did a quick DNA scan and the doors of the mansion opened.
It was a one floor mansion; the floor was made of a smooth mahogany wood. There was a Plasma TV complete with its set. A glass table stood across of it and was empty except for the TV's remote.
Three couches surrounded the table which seems very comfortable.
Sasuke said nothing when sakura scrutinize the room but instead walked to one of the mahogany door.
He entered the room with sakura close behind.
The room was painted with a dull blue, a king size bed with soft feather pillows was in one corner of the room. A plain navy blue blanket covered it and it was neatly made.
On the other side of the room was a study table with a very expensive laptop sitting on it.
Sasuke silently walked towards it, dumping his bag on the bed along the way before sitting himself in front of the computer turning it on and going to a search engine.
Sakura made herself comfortable on the carpeted floor taking out her notebook from her bag and writing notes on the information sasuke found.
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Onyx eyes traveled to the pink head several times during their project. But she never noticed since she was busy writing her notes and when she does look up, sasuke would hurriedly turn away.
He notice few other changes in her physical appearance as well which he didn't realize before.
Her skin had been paler than he remembered. A lot paler that it nearly matches his skin which could be considered the second palest in the school after the night students.
Her pink hair which used to be slightly baby-pink had grown into a darker and duller shade of pink which had somehow contrasted with her pale skin. He also notices that she was slightly taller than before when she stood beside him.
She uses to barely reach his shoulders but now she had grown to reach below his chin.
She had grown very quickly during the holidays; she must've used some sort of medicine.
Speaking of medicine, sasuke also took note that in the middle of their project sakura had requested a glass of water which she drink accompanied by a few red pills.
She said it was Iron-deficiency pills though sasuke had a weird feeling that says she was lying.
They finished most of the project that day. Sakura hadn't even made a move on sasuke which had somehow confused him. The room was mostly filled with a comfortable silence which seems weird in contrast to sakura's bubbly personality.
Maybe she was serious on what she said to Ino…
Sasuke didn't ponder on the thought and immediately dismisses it as soon as it entered his head.
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"It's late." Sakura said standing up and stretched her numb legs before brushing away the imaginary dust on her clothes.
Sasuke took a glance at the clock which read 7.30 in big red letters.
"I have to go meet up with Sai." She said packing her bag quickly before slinging it on her shoulders.
"Good night sasuke." She said leaving the mansion before sasuke even moved from his place.
He let out a long sigh, leaning back on his chair and ran his fingers through his raven locks. His thoughts rested on the pink haired girl again as he sigh in frustration yet again.
Even when she's quiet, she is still so annoying! Always sneaking in to his thoughts like that…
He was confused…Why was he comfortable with her being so close?
Please Review, I'm loosing motivation to write the story....
